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Temper Tantrum in classroom, what do I do?
My 7 year old son's teacher came back from maternity leave two months ago, ever since then it's been hell. He really misses his substitute. He has a meltdown almost everyday (mostly in the noontime). When he is in time out or receives a warning, he goes beserk cuz he knows that I'm going to ground him too. He never use to behave like that in pre k or kindergarten or even earlier this year.
Part of the problem too is that he knows that we are moving soon (next month) because his dad is in the service. You'd think after 7 years, he'd be use to it by now but I guess a child will never be use to moving especially when they're older.
Anyway, things gotten so bad (him kicking teacher, throwing down chairs/desk/books, etc) that the principal has been called in. He gets in trouble in his other classes with other teachers too. The school is pretty fed up and is about to suspend him. Now they want me to pick him up at 1 pm everyday since his meltdown is around that time frame. I don't know what to do...ugh!!!!
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- ArtemisLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Take him to a counselor for child behavioral therapy. It's not as scary as it sounds. Your son has a lot of feelings and frustrations, but he doesn't know how to articulate them. The change in consistency (teacher) is stressful. The impending move is very stressful (kids will NEVER like or be used to the idea of moving no matter how many times you do it). With the help of this therapist, you can work on developing new coping strategies for your son and he can learn to display his emotions more appropriately. Simply calling you to the school every time he derails won't solve much in the long run. It's a bandaid solution to a deeper problem.
- AnnLv 71 decade ago
I have a friend whose son started having meltdowns when big changes were occurring. The symptoms came up after they had a big move and started a new school.
Your son has a lot going on right now. He needs some assistance of a professional to help him deal with all these changes.